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Sacred Hatred: Emotional Intelligence for the Taboo

Like fear, hate is considered bad and taboo, especially in New Age circles. Yet, both fear and hate are crucial, especially the former. It’s actually sustainable to experience hate, when worked with skillfully. Hate is perhaps the most taboo and ostracized emotion....
The Well of Grief

The Well of Grief

If your heart suddenly cracks open, this is when the bucket is lowered into the well of the past and hauled up to the surface. it means this pulley system of the heart is operational again! Consider this to be an unexpected miracle, a true liberation.

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Embodied Love vs. New Age Love

Embodied Love vs. New Age Love

Because our wounds birth the rest of our brilliance, and because we effect this healing somatically, embodied love is both dark and light. Emotional shadow work to become more compassionate and loving contrasts with superficial, new-age love, which we know is paper-thin and evaporates when the going gets even a little tougher.

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The Somatic Pivot

The Somatic Pivot

“A common notion is that spiritual practice is at odds with emotional work. It certainly can be, but it doesn’t have to be.”

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